Skills Practitioner - Engineering About the Role Be part of something bigger. Be part of our cutting-edge new facilities. As a Skills Practitioner you will provide Learning/Technical support to staff and students within the Engineering and Building Services Departments and to undertake assessment and quality assurance duties as required by the College and awarding bodies. In your role as a Skills Practitioner you will liaise with internal and external customers/stakeholders as necessary or required, provide feedback to students that will aid successful progression and achievement and stock control, to include ordering and issuing of supplies. And if you’re interested in progressing into a teaching position in the future, we’ll support you in your training and give you time during your working week to get the qualification. For more information, have a look at our Teaching Academy page. Working in Further Education isn’t the same as working in a secondary school, you’ll be supporting adults and young people alike in a practical environment/machine workshops with lathes, CNC and Milling Machines. What does a typical day look like?

You’ll provide learning/technical support to staff and students, undertaking assessment and quality checking duties.
You’ll be liaising with internal and external customers and managers.
You’ll be providing feedback to students that will aid successful progression and achievement.
You’ll manage stock control, ordering and issuing of supplies. Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our Benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:
Competitive salary and holiday entitlement
Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays)
Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution
Being part of a company with an Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero
Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews
My 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary work
Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day About You You'll be working with young people and adults to achieve their full potential aligned with the culture and ethos of the Group. We’re looking for someone with excellent communication, organisation and efficiency skills and can facilitate learners on tasks. You will also provide demonstrations to the class to aid the delivery of outstanding provision. Industry experience is required and it would be advantageous to have a level 2/3 in an engineering machine shop discipline. Some training and CPD can be provided but a good knowledge of the industry is desirable. Some other responsibilities will be Instilling and upholding strong Health & Safety standards in practical environments as well as purchasing resources and materials within budget. We have a short online application process, and you don’t need an up-to-date CV. Click Apply Now. Outstanding Ofsted Provider East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted. Commitment to Safeguarding EKC Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles. The Group’s designation as a ‘designated establishment’ means that all posts within EKC Group are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. We therefore have an obligation to carry out robust checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults; applicants are therefore advised that appropriate safeguarding checks (including an enhanced DBS check) will be undertaken on all successful applicants; job offers will be made on the basis of satisfactory DBS and other checks, including the receipt of two references. If you are successful in obtaining an interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process. Applicants should note that it is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. All applicants are required to complete and submit a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. Commitment to Equal Opportunities EKC Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce. We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award; this confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. Similarly, our commitment to Care Leavers means that we will interview applicants who meet the minimum criteria and who have declared on their application that they are a Care Leaver. We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break. We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team. Skills Practitioner - Engineering

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